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Resistance Records is a record label that produces and sells music by neo-Nazi and white supremacist musicians, primarily through its website. Advertising itself as "The Soundtrack for White Revolution," Resistance Records also publishes a magazine called Resistance, of which Erich Gliebe has been the editor since 1999. Resistance Records is a subsidiary of the National Alliance. The label is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds the belief that white people are superior to other races. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Erich Gliebe is a former tool-and-die maker and boxer and acting CEO of the National Alliance [1]. Gliebe claims his activity in racial nationalism was inspired by his father who served in the German Wehrmacht in World War II. He became prominent within the National Alliance as leader... This article refers to the United States-based organization. ... A hate group is an organized group or movement that advocates hate, hostility, or violence towards members of a race, ethnicity, religion, gender or other designated sector of society, or that supports and publishes assertions and argumentation characteristic of hate groups without necessarily explicitly advocating such hate or violence that... The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American non-profit legal organization, whose stated purpose is to combat racism and promote civil rights through research, education and litigation. ...

History

The label was founded in Windsor, Ontario in December 1993 by then-white supremacist George Burdi.^[1][2] George Burdi went by the name "George Eric Hawthorne" at that time. In January 1994 this music label was also incorporated in Detroit, Michigan.^[1][2] With the launch of a new music label came the new magazine Resistance. The magazine boasted a circulation of over 13,000 in 1995.^[3] This magazine is still published and distributed by the National Alliance.^[4] Among the acts signed to Resistance was Burdi's own RAHOWA (short for "Racial Holy War"), which disbanded after Burdi renounced neo-Nazism. The label's best-selling CDs have been by Bound for Glory and Angry Aryans. Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 1990s in music. ... George Burdi, also known as George Eric Hawthorne (born 1970), is a Canadian citizen born to an Italian father and a mother of Ukrainian, English and Austrian descent[1] who became infamous as the leader of the Canadian branch of Church of the Creator, a white supremacist organization, which formed... This article refers to the United States-based organization. ... RaHoWa (sometimes RAHOWA) are a defunct Canadian White supremacist band with a loosely based Neo-Classical and Gothic Metal style. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... A popular Minnesota-based White Power band that formed in 1989. ...

Burdi was involved in a white supremacist street march in May 1993, during which he kicked a female anti-racist protestor in the face.^[5] Burdi was charged for assault causing bodily harm in 1995, and given a 12 month sentence.^[5] He was arrested after losing appeals and served time for the assault in 1997.^[6] After his sentence, he renounced racism and formed an ethnically diverse band, Novacosm. Jason Snow took control and ownership of Resistance during this period. Racism is a belief or doctrine that differences in physical appearance between people (such as those upon which the concept of race is based) determine cultural or individual achievement, and usually involve the idea that ones own race is superior. ... Once an internationally renowned neo-Nazi leader and the frontman of notorious haterock band RAHOWA (an acronym for Racial Holy War), Burdi left the movement in 1997 and never looked back. ...

In 1997, Resistance Records was temporarily put out of business by a tax dispute and a prosecution for distributing materials that promoted hatred in Canada.^[7] The inventory was in the United States at that time, at the home of Mark Wilson, where the operations were run. The Federal Marshals, under the direction of the Internal Revenue Service, seized the company records and the entire inventory. Eventually a small fine was paid for failure to properly pay sales tax, and the business records and inventory was returned.^[7] The label never again operated in Canada because of violations of Canadian hate speech laws. Mark Wilson may refer to: Mark Wilson (Public Speaker/Interactor & Writer) (born, South East of England) Mark Allen Wilson (1953-2005), American murder victim Mark Wilson (comedian), Second City alumnus Mark Wilson (football player) (born 1980), American football offensive tackle Mark Wilson (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer Mark Wilson (golfer... Seal of the Internal Revenue Service Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Part of the Taxation series        “IRS” redirects here. ...

In 1998, Resistance Records was bought out by Willis Carto and was incorporated in Washington DC, with Todd Blodgett in charge of operations.^[1] Blogett and Pierce had bought partial ownership. Carto and Blogett later sold their shares of the company to William Pierce, head of the National Alliance in 1999.^[1] In 1999, William Luther Pierce took full control of Resistance, fired Blogett and moved the entire operations to his 400 acre property in Hillsboro, WV. Also in 1999, Resistance Records bought Swedish white power label Nordland Records, doubling its roster.^[8] In 2000 it was made into an LLC in West Virginia. Willis Allison Carto (born July 17, 1926 in Indiana) is a longtime figure on the far right wing of American politics. ... Dr. William Luther Pierce III[1] (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was the founder of the white separatist National Alliance organization, and a principal ideologue of the white nationalist movement. ... This article refers to the United States-based organization. ... Dr. William Luther Pierce III[1] (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was the founder of the white separatist National Alliance organization, and a principal ideologue of the white nationalist movement. ...

Resistance Records owns several smaller labels, most notably black metal labels Cymophane Records and Unholy Records. At one time, it operated a web-based radio station, Resistance Radio, which streamed white power music across the Internet 24 hours a day. As of 2007, the CEO of Resistance Records was Erich Gliebe.^{[citation needed]} Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... Unholy Records is a front for Cympophane, a Black Metal label which was purchased by the National Alliance, a prominent White Power organisation in America, mainly to gain the rights to distribute Burzum albums in the US. Unoholy was set up mainly to distribute the compilation album Visions-A Tribute... White Power is an ideology and a political slogan describing the views of white supremacists. ... Erich Gliebe is a former tool-and-die maker and boxer and acting CEO of the National Alliance [1]. Gliebe claims his activity in racial nationalism was inspired by his father who served in the German Wehrmacht in World War II. He became prominent within the National Alliance as leader...

Merchandise

Resistance Records maintains an online store that sells over 1,000 CDs, as well as clothes, flags, computer games and other items. The company has developed two computer games, Ethnic Cleansing and White Law, which are only available for purchase from its site.

In Ethnic Cleansing, the player can choose to play as either a Nazi skinhead or a Klansman who runs through a ghetto killing blacks and Latinos, before descending into a subway system to murder Jews.^[9] Eventually the player reaches a "Jewish Control Center", where Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister of Israel, is directing plans for world domination.^[9]The player must kill Sharon to win the game. The game has several music tracks to choose from, and there is a small video loop of William Luther Pierce's speech displayed in the game. The game was largely ignored by the gaming community and the specialized press. In the sequel, White Law, the player is an ex-police officer, dismissed because of his political views. The player runs through several buildings, killing people such as police officers, the police chief, a child pornographer and journalists. The player must kill the police chief to win the game. Ethnic Cleansing (2002) is a controversial computer game developed by Resistance Records, an underground music label specializing in Neo-Nazi and white supremacist bands. ... A Nazi skinhead from Germany Nazi skinheads are a far right subculture that developed in the United Kingdom around the late 1970s. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background live as a group in seclusion, voluntarily or involuntarily. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Alexander the Great Philip II of Spain Napoleon Bonaparte For other uses, see World domination (disambiguation). ... Dr. William Luther Pierce III[1] (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was the founder of the white separatist National Alliance organization, and a principal ideologue of the white nationalist movement. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Deafening Hate. Anti-Defamation League. Accessed May 12, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} The Growth of White Power Music. National Alliance, March 4, 2006. Accessed May 12, 2007.
3. ^ Hate Groups Use Tools of the Electronic Trade. New York Times, March 13, 1995. Accessed May 15, 2007.
4. ^ Record Company Takes Extremist Message to the Masses. DMNews, May 8, 2000. Accessed May 12, 2007.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Burdi Sentenced to One Year in Jail." The Canadian Jewish News, May 18, 1995.
6. ^ White Supremacist Record Company in Oakland (Michigan) Raided in Tax-Fraud Probe. The Detroit News, April 11, 1997. Mirror at Shofar FTP Archives. Accessed May 15, 2007.
7. ^ ^{a b} Resisting Arrest. Southern Poverty Law Center, Winter 1998. Accessed May 12, 2007.
8. ^ All You Need Is Hate. Time Magazine, 2001. Accessed May 12, 2007.
9. ^ ^{a b} Games Elevate Hate to Next Level. Wired.com, February 20, 2002. Accessed May 12, 2007.

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External link

• Official site